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Matt Murnane11:28 PM
Essendon captain Jobe Watson has described his freedom as a "surreal feeling", revealing he has forgotten what it's like to prepare for a game without the stress of the supplements saga.

Jon Tuxworth6:29 PM
Blake Austin has put the blowtorch on himself to accept more responsibility marshalling their misfiring attack, conceding he needs to take more pressure off rookie halfback Mitch Cornish.

Adrian Proszenko10:00 PM
Manly star Daly Cherry-Evans believes being forced from the field without a head knock is proof the NRL's concussion crackdown has gone too far and fears it could cost teams a vital victory.

Chris Roots
7:10 PM
After the group 1 successes of Contributer and Hartnell in recent weeks, Godolphin will look to Hauraki to become its first Australian bred top level winner in the Australian Derby at Randwick on Saturday.

Brad Walter11:38 PM
The memory of defeat in last year's grand final is being used by Bulldogs players as motivation to go one better this season but most say they have never watched a replay of the 30-6 loss to South Sydney.

Rugby Heaven

Georgina Robinson12:03 AM
The most thrilling final round ever seen in the history of the Six Nations has prompted World Cup-winning super coach Clive Woodward to call for administrators to look at using a bonus point system in the prestigious northern hemisphere competition.

AFL

Rohan Connolly12:32 AM
Relief. Joy. Vindication. You could throw in another half-dozen descriptions of the emotions swirling around the Essendon Football Club and their playing list on Tuesday afternoon.

Peter Hanlon8:55 PM
It had been 19 months since the fake turf mounds outside AFL House had hosted the media in such numbers. Not to mention a lone fan in black and red making a public display of loyalty, a mandatory heckler, and a woman cradling a poodle.

Sebastian Hassett9:27 PM
When the Western Sydney Wanderers began this ill-fated season, Jonathan Aspropotamitis was in the youth team at Sydney Olympic, still dreaming of one day turning his football aspirations into something tangible.

Horse Racing

Adam Pengilly7:15 PM
Straight-track specialist Chautauqua has not raced north of the border for almost a year, but the grey's return to Sydney hasn't fazed the Hawkes Racing partnership ahead of the mouth-watering TJ Smith Stakes clash at Randwick on Saturday.

Adam Pengilly7:11 PM
Doncaster Mile markets remained stable despite two of the favourites, Hallowed Crown and Real Impact, drawing wide gates for the 150th running of the $3 million Randwick feature on Saturday.